When he arrived at the imperial study, the emperor also said happily: "Lord Fuyou, you have made a great contribution this time." Say, how do you want me to reward you? ”

After listening to this, Lin Ruan replied: "Your Majesty, this meritorious minister is not qualified to ask for it, this is the public soldiers of Dingguo like gods, and the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty sacrificed their lives and forgot to die." The credit for this victory belongs to them completely, and it has nothing to do with the courtiers. The courtiers just made this thing out of fate, and they didn't dare to take credit."

When the emperor heard her say this, his heart was even more happy.

This county lord of Fuyou is a rare good girl, smart and knowledgeable, and her luck is good, so she can really afford the title of "Fuyou".

The emperor was in a particularly good mood, and when he looked at Lin Ruan, his eyes also had a little love: "You girl is really open-minded, and ordinary men are afraid that they can't compare." ”

With such a big credit, who would be willing to let it go if it were someone else? But she really didn't hesitate at all.

Lin Ruan smiled: "The emperor praises falsely, and what Fuyou said is just the truth." The telescope was indeed inadvertently figured out by the courtiers, and although the victory of the frontier was indeed expected to have some credit for the telescope, if it were not for the Dingguo public soldiers like gods, and the brave soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, how could the telescope come in handy. ”

The emperor smiled and said, "You really don't want this merit?" I intend to use this as a reward for you along with your gold mines in the mountains. ”

Lin Ruan shook his head firmly: "The courtiers really don't want it, the emperor's gifts to the courtiers are enough, and now the identity of the county lord is something that the courtiers couldn't think of before, so the courtiers are already very content." Being able to do something for the emperor and Da Zhou is a blessing for the courtiers. ”

The emperor suddenly became a little interested in Lin Ruan's thoughts, and asked, "Ordinary people can have these credits from you, but I am afraid that they will be known to everyone earlier, why do you repeatedly refuse?" The gold mine is actually yours, and you gave it without saying a word, don't you really feel distressed? ”

Lin Ruan raised his head and glanced at the emperor boldly: "Does the emperor want to hear the truth or lie?" ”

Xiao Jingchen was afraid that she would say the wrong thing, so he stopped him: "The county lord of Fuyou must not be rude." ”

The emperor raised his hand and waved at him: "Don't speak, I want to hear Fuyou say what she thinks." Then he turned to Lin Ruan and said, "I naturally want to hear the truth, but it doesn't hurt for you to say it, even if you say it wrong, I will forgive you for your innocence." ”

When Lin Ruan got this, he said, "If you want to say that you don't feel distressed, it's false." After all, with such a big gold mine, how much gold has to be mined, with that gold, the courtier's daughter in this life, no, in the next life, should be able to lie down and eat. But the courtiers are self-aware, and the gold mine is not something that the courtiers can have. Even if there is no factor of King Chu, the gold mine should not belong to me. ”

"Under the whole world, it is not the king's land. Although the courtiers bought the mountain, it doesn't mean that everything in the mountain belongs to the courtiers, just like those wild things, when they run in the courtiers' mountains, can they be said to be the private property of the courtiers? Apparently not, they probably came from other mountains. And the gold mine existed a long, long time before the courtiers bought the mountain, and it didn't come out later, so the gold mine originally belonged to the imperial court. ”

The emperor was amused by her description: "But the Great Zhou Dynasty did not explicitly stipulate that the minerals in the mountains should belong to the imperial court, even if you really don't want to hand them over, no one dares to forcibly occupy them." Even I have no reason to ask you to give up the gold mine. ”

Lin Ruan pursed his lips: "The emperor is merciful, and the laws of the Great Zhou are also generous, which is the blessing of the people." But the courtiers think that the shore of the land is not the king's minister. The courtiers are the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and they are the blessed county lords of the emperor, and the courtiers have always been proud and grateful for these two things. ”

But the courtiers also know that it is not an easy thing to run a court, and the successive emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty are sympathetic to the people, and the taxes are light, coupled with the continuous wars on the frontier, the pressure on the court must be not small. Therefore, after the courtiers discovered the gold mine, their first thought was to hand it over to the imperial court. Although it is not known how much of a role this gold mine can play, the courtiers want to do their part for the court. ”

"The courtiers believe that only when the country is strong and the people are rich, and the people are rich and the country is stable. The courtiers hope that the Great Zhou Dynasty will be able to live for generations, and it is said that it is just a gold mine, that is, ten hundred, and the courtiers will not hesitate to hand it over to the court. Only when the court is strong, the courtiers and the people of the world can live better. ”

These words were sincere and sonorous, and the emperor was red-eyed when he heard it.

It took a long time to come back to his senses, and his palm slapped twice on the dragon head of the dragon chair: "Okay, well said!" A good country is strong and the people are rich, and the people are rich and the country is stable! This sentence is really incisive and sharp! Listening to your words today is truly an initiation! I have been involved in the way of governing the country for half my life, but I didn't expect you to say it thoroughly in ten words! ”

Such a compliment made Lin Ruan a little embarrassed, this was not something she came up with, it was the lyrics she heard in her previous life.

I didn't expect to be said by the emperor to be the way to govern the country!

Isn't that overblowing?

Lin Ruan bowed his head slightly and said, "The emperor has won the award, this is just a little foolish opinion of the courtiers." ”

The Emperor smiled and said, "This is not a foolish opinion, but a true opinion. Ah Ruan, if you are a man, I will definitely make you the prime minister! ”

Lin Ruan hurriedly said: "Even if it doesn't work, the courtiers are not good at this, the courtiers are clever and smart, and they can be used to earn some silver and make some food, but the courtiers don't have the ability to be the prime minister, I'm afraid they will be scolded by the people." The courtiers think it's good to be a county lord, there is no pressure, and they can occasionally make a small contribution, so they are so comfortable. ”

This seemed to be a joke and a truth, which made the emperor laugh: "You girl is interesting, do you really want to reward you?" I've got something ready for you. ”

Lin Ruan shook his head: "I really don't want it, the courtiers have already gained a lot of grace in the past six months, if the emperor rewards it again, it will be too eye-catching, and I am afraid that many people will come to the courtiers to learn from them." The courtiers were impatient to play official with others, so they also asked the emperor to be gracious and let the courtiers have a quiet time. ”

The emperor laughed: "You, everyone may not be able to ask for something, but you are in a hurry to push it out." But the more you excuse yourself, the more I want to reward you. ”

Lin Ruan couldn't help but open her eyes, the emperor didn't appreciate her something, and she felt uncomfortable?

The emperor thought for a while and said, "Since you don't want others to know, then I don't know how to reward you." ”

As he spoke, he called Li Quanfu, the chief attendant of the chamberlain, to come over: "Go and bring the jade pendant I wore when I was a child." ”

Li Quanfu was slightly stunned, and turned around to get it.